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Prevalence of aggressive behaviours among inpatients with psychiatric disorders: A case study analysis from J ordan
Author(s) -
AlSagarat Ahmad Y.,
HamdanMansour Ayman M.,
AlSarayreh Faris,
Nawafleh Hani,
Moxham Lorna
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1111/nhs.12239
Subject(s) - aggression , psychiatry , audit , medicine , medical record , intervention (counseling) , occupational safety and health , psychiatric hospital , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , mental health , mental illness , injury prevention , psychology , clinical psychology , medical emergency , management , pathology , economics , radiology
In this study, we investigated the correlates of aggression among consumers with mental illness within two psychiatric hospitals in Jordan. This was a descriptive, cross sectional study carried out by auditing consumers’ medical records in regards to incidents of aggression before and during admission. Approval was gained from 203 next of kins to review the consumers’ medical records. Results from this case analysis, found the prevalence of aggressive behaviours among psychiatric inpatient's in Jordan to be 23.6%, the most common form of aggression was consumer to consumer and that the aggressive act was more likely to be perpetrated by younger consumers. Such findings contribute to the discourse about aggression and understanding who and what causes aggression can go toward identify strategies for early intervention and management. After all, mental health units should be places of safety, that is, an asylum, and everyone who enters that environment deserves to be safe.